A U.N. report revealed that 87,000 women were murdered last year, and over half were killed by intimate partners or family members By Alanna Vagianos The most dangerous place for women is in their own homes, a new report from the…
By Associated Press July 5, 2016 | 3:40pm Lamiya Aji Bashar, an 18-year-old Yazidi girl who escaped her Islamic State group enslavers. KHANKE, Iraq — The advertisement on the Telegram app is as chilling as it is incongruous: A girl for sale…
BY TASH SINGH Stellenbosch University (SU) students have been put on high alert, following run-ins with suspected sex-traffickers on the campus. The group, who introduce themselves as the World Mission Society, supposedly are members of a church that wishes to…
“We have received a large number of complaints from residents regarding human trafficking,” – Fezeka Khobo.August 5, 2019 Constable Fezeka Khobo. This is an alert to the Greater Eldorado Park Community. According to a press statement issued by the Eldorado…
Boys’ experience of abuse may be construed as consensual or desired. They often aren’t even thought of as potential victims. This has to change. Holly Kearl Wednesday 7 August 2019 13:00 I grew up Mormon in the US, and as a teenager I…
Hundreds of people recognised as survivors of modern slavery between 2015 and 2017 had no right to remain in Britain so were unable to access permanent accommodation and financial assistance, says British Red Cross May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent @maybulman Tuesday 30…
Africa has the highest prevalence of slavery, with more than seven victims for every 1,000 people, according to a 2017 report by human rights group Walk Free Foundation and the International Labour Office. Picture: @UNmigration/Twitter LAGOS – Blessing was only…
Human traffickers are preying on the dreams of many young African migrants to play soccer in Europe. But instead of arriving to a contract and a locker room, many young men are left in cities with no money and no…
Nearly 2,000 officers are searching apartments and businesses in the German capital. Berlin prosecutors say they are targeting suspected human traffickers who exploited foreign workers in the construction industry. Police and customs officers launched a massive human trafficking raid in Berlin on…
Susanne Robertson alleges that she was sexually assaulted by Sister Regina and a maintenance man while living at a Catholic-run orphanage in the 1960s [ux_image id=”2535″] A new child sex crimes law goes into effect in New York Wednesday allows…
Human trafficking is not just sexual slavery but also for the purpose of forced labour, forced marriage / child marriage, Organ smuggling, surrogacy Human trafficking can occur within a country or trans-nationally. Human trafficking is a crime against the person…
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Anti-Slavery International continues to campaign for the Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill to become law, so that victims of slavery are given the time and support they need to begin their recovery and help with the prosecution of the criminals…
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco, born in South Africa, grew up in Benoni, married to Prince Albert of Monaco, has two beautiful children, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella but is still very involved in various charity organisations and…
Press Trust of India, Kochi, JUL 07 2019, 17:29PM IST UPDATED: JUL 07 2019, 18:05PM IST A 40-year-old Christian priest was arrested on Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting inmates of a boys’ home here, police said Read more at:
[ux_video url=”blob:https://www.sbs.com.au/fc67b3f3-f159-4fe7-8f67-1ac4f09a4025″] Prime Minister Scott Morrison has appointed Christine Morgan as Australia’s national suicide prevention officer. Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to see a dramatic drop in the number of people who take their own lives and has appointed a…
The South African government has committed to a ‘skills revolution’ that will give the country human capital required for a digital economy, says President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was speaking at the inaugural Digital Economy Summit on Friday (5 July). As…
Addressed by The Southern African Rurality in Higher Education – Held at the Sheraton Hotel Pretoria. The Southern African Rurality in Higher education project is an ESRC-NRF newton funded collaborative research project between the University of Brighton, The University of…
Teen moms crisis: Outrage over rise in shameful trend By FAITH NYAMAI More by this Author IN SUMMARY The Ministry of Education has identified major causes of teenage pregnancies as lack of parental guidance, lack of sex education in schools…